Luna County Sheriff's unit was in pursuit of another vehicle

An investigation by local law enforcement and Luna County continues into a two vehicle accident late Friday afternoon that left five passengers in a pick up truck injured and involved a Luna County Sheriff's Office patrol unit.

The accident occurred at 4:45 p.m. at the intersection of Florida and the Columbus Highway.

According to an eye-witness, LCSO officer Donnie Daniels was traveling at a high rate of speed in pursuit when his patrol unit T-boned a truck The unit was traveling north on Columbus Highway when it approached the intersection at a high rate of speed. The truck was traveling east on Florida when it entered the intersection.

According to posts on Facebook, the adults in the pick-up truck appear to be Jasmine Nava and Jessica Poppenberg, along with the three children. According to the eye witness, the jaws of life were brought in to extract some of the passengers from the pick-up truck. There was no information as of Sunday on the condition of the persons in the pick-up or the nature of injuries. There was also no information on Deputy Daniels' condition or the nature of his injuries.